Hairpin



Patented July 15, 1924.

UNITED STATES MYRTLE COLBY, F CALEXICO, CALIFORNIA.

HAIRPIN.

Application filed June 19, 1923. Serial No. 646,288.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MYRTLE CoLr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Calexico, in the county of lmperial and State oic California, hare invented cert-ain new and useful Improvements in Hairpins, of which the following is a specification.

In carrying out the present invention, it is my purpose to provide a hair pin that will effectively maintain at all times the hair in correct position, the nature of the pin being suoli as not to become readily loose within the hair, and consequently disengage therefrom, is now the case with substantially all Jforms of hair pins with which I am now tamillar.

A still further purpose ot' the invention is the provision of suoli a hair pin that may be manufactured and marketed at a cost not greater than that of the present hair pins.

In the drawings forming part of this application, like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, and wherein z Figure l is a side elevation of my hair pin, and

Figure 2 is a front elevation thereof.

My hair pin consists ot' a single length oi suitable wire bent upon itself substantially intermediate its ends to form a loop portion 5 and legs (i and 7. At the point o't connection between the loop portion 5 and legs 6 and 7, the wire constil'uting the legs is converged outwardly from each other as at 6 and 7', respectively, this converging portion extending at a point above the cent-ral transverse line otl the legs and being then again bent inwardly as at 8. and then downwardly parallel with each other `tor providing shoulders 9.

In use, the hair pin is engaged through the hair, and is held within the loop portion 5, the shoulders 9 working in conjunction with the loop portion 5 for overcoming an)1 liability of the pin falling trom thehair. The shoulders 9 'further eltect a means 'for open ing the hair, thereby making a space for the hair to forni in the loop portion 5. The hair between the outwardly coniferging portion 6 and 7 closes the hair little by little until the saine passes into the loop portion 5 and it will thereitor be seen that the hair will take the forni oit the hair pin and will thereby lessen the liability of the pin from falling or becoming loose in the hair, but permitting the pin to be easily withdrawn troni the hair by the lingers.

Additional advantages ot a hair pin of this nature will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art, and although I have herein shown and described the preferred embodiment of the invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is:

A hair pin including a single Wire member formed centrally into an open loop portion, the ends extending diagonally outward from said loop portion and terminating in inwardly extending portions from which the ends of the member extend in parallel spaced relation, the junction of the inward and outward portions forming shoulders, said shoulders being spaced apart a distance equal to the transverse dimension of the loop, the ends of said member being spaced apart a distance substantially less than the distance between the shoulders, and the space at the ljuncture of the loop and the outwardly eX- tending end portions being substantially less than the distance between the parallel ends, whereby the inwardly extending port-ion will separate the hair for providing a passage for the loop, and the outwardly extending portions from the loop will compress the hair received between the parallel ends Jfor subsequent expansion within the loop to secure the hair pin in place.

In testimony whereof I aftixmy signature.

MYRTLE COLBY. 

